DEXTRAN

Noun

dextran (countable and uncountable, plural dextrans)

(carbohydrate) A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography.

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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